The mighty Matanuska Glacier is located about 95 miles northeast of Anchorage along the scenic Glenn Highway, and is the largest glacier in Alaska accessible by car. It's also one of the oldest ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman has died in an avalanche near Matanuska Glacier, between Palmer and Glennallen, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that Erin Lee, 40, of ...

Tired of the same old beach vacation? Why not check out the otherworldly Matanuska Glacier in Alaska? Visitors can take a guided tour in crampons and check out the views from different vantage points ...

A skier who died after getting caught in an avalanche Saturday afternoon was on a heli-ski outing with a group east of Matanuska Glacier, a spokesman for the state troopers said Monday. The avalanche ...

I had less than eight hours before my flight and I wanted to hike Matanuska Glacier, a two-and-a-half-hour drive each way from the Anchorage airport. It had been a fun weekend visiting friends, seeing ...

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Depositional processes and their sediment source determine the orientation of pebbles in the deposits of the Matanuska Glacier and the relationship of this orientation to the direction of ice flow.